Ephesians 4
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Unity and Diversity in the Body of Christ
1Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, # 4:1 2Tm 1:8 urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, 2with all humility # 4:2 Col 3:12 and gentleness, with patience, # 4:2 Ex 34:6; 2Tm 3:10 bearing # 4:2 Heb 13:22 with one another in love, # 4:2 1Co 13:1 3making every effort to keep the unity # 4:3 Eph 4:13 of the Spirit # 4:3 Ps 51:11; Jn 1:33; Ac 2:4; Rm 8:9; Gl 5:25; Ti 3:5; Rv 3:22 through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit # 4:4 Rm 12:4–5; 1Co 10:17; 12:9,12–13; Eph 2:16,18; Col 3:15 — just as you were called to one hope # 4:4 Lit called in one hope,# 4:4 Ac 26:6–7; 28:20; Rm 5:2; 8:23–25; Eph 1:18; Col 1:5; 1Th 1:3 at your calling — 5one Lord, # 4:5 1Co 1:13; 8:6 one faith, # 4:5 Jd 3 one baptism, 6one God # 4:6 Dt 6:4 and Father # 4:6 Mt 5:16; 11:27; Lk 11:13; Jn 8:42 of all, who is above all and through all and in all. # 4:6 Ps 104:24
7Now grace was given to each one of us # 4:7 1Co 12:7–11 according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8For it says:
When he ascended # 4:8 Jn 20:17 on high,
he took the captives captive;
he gave gifts to people. # 4:8 Ps 68:18,# 4:8 Ps 68:18
9But what does “he ascended” mean except that he # 4:9 Other mss add first also descended to the lower parts of the earth? # 4:9 Or the lower parts, namely, the earth,# 4:9 Jn 3:13; 6:62; Rm 10:6–7; Php 2:6–11 10The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens, # 4:10 Jn 3:13; 6:38 to fill all things. # 4:10 Eph 1:23; Heb 4:14; 7:26; 9:24 11And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, # 4:12 Rm 7:4; 1Co 10:16; 12:27; Col 2:17 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, # 4:13 Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2 growing into maturity with a stature # 4:13 Lk 2:52 measured by Christ’s fullness. 14Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, # 4:14 Rm 15:4; Heb 13:9 by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. 15But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head # 4:15 Col 2:10 — Christ. 16From him the whole body, fitted and knit together # 4:16 Col 2:2 by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth # 4:16 Col 2:19 of the body for building itself up in love by the proper working of each individual part.
Living the New Life
17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts. 18They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because # 4:18 Or in them because of the hardness of their hearts. 19They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity # 4:19 1Th 4:7 with a desire for more and more. # 4:19 Lit with greediness
20But that is not how you came to know Christ, 21assuming you heard about him and were taught by him, as the truth # 4:21 2Th 2:10 is in Jesus, 22to take off # 4:21–22 Or Jesus. This means: take off (as a command),# 4:22 Rm 13:12 your former way of life, # 4:22 2Pt 3:11 the old self # 4:22 Rm 6:6; 7:6; 1Co 5:7–8; 2Co 3:14; Col 3:9 that is corrupted by deceitful desires, 23to be renewed # 4:22–23 Or desires; renew (as a command) in the spirit # 4:23 Ps 51:12 of your minds, 24and to put on # 4:23–24 Or minds; and put on (as a command),# 4:24 Rm 13:12 the new self, the one created # 4:24 Mk 13:19; Jn 1:3; Rv 3:14 according to God’s likeness # 4:24 Col 3:10; 2Pt 1:4 in righteousness and purity of the truth.
25Therefore, putting away # 4:25 Pr 31:25 lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, # 4:25 Zch 8:16,# 4:25 Zch 8:16 because we are members of one another. 26Be angry and do not sin. # 4:26 Ps 4:4,# 4:26 Ps 4:4; 37:8; Mt 18:21; Jms 1:19–20 Don’t let the sun go down on your anger, 27and don’t give the devil an opportunity. 28Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share # 4:28 1Th 2:8; 1Tm 6:18 with anyone in need. 29No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, # 4:29 Lit for the building up of the need so that it gives grace to those who hear. 30And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. # 4:30 Ps 51:11; Jn 1:33; Ac 2:4; Rm 8:9; Gl 5:25; Ti 3:5; Rv 3:22 You were sealed by him # 4:30 Or Spirit, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. # 4:30 Php 1:6 31Let all bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice. 32And be kind # 4:32 Mt 11:30; Lk 5:39; 6:35; Rm 2:4; 1Co 15:33; 1Pt 2:3 and compassionate # 4:32 1Pt 3:8 to one another, forgiving # 4:32 Ps 25:11; Mt 9:2; Mk 2:5; Lk 24:47; Col 3:12–13 one another, just as God also forgave you # 4:32 Other mss read us in Christ.
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Ephesians 4
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1Therefore I impart chizzuk (strengthening) to you, I, the prisoner of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu, and I admonish you to walk and fier zich (comport oneself) in your derech in a manner worthy of the kri'ah by which you were called, 2With all anavah (humility) of mind and meekness, with savlanut (longsuffering), showing forbearance to one another in ahavah, 3Being eager to keep the achdus (unity) of the Ruach Hakodesh in the uniting bond of shalom; 4As there is one Guf (Body)#4:4 Gn 47:18; Ps 16:9-10; Job 19:25-27; Isa 53:11 and one Ruach Hakodesh, as also you were called in one Tikvah (hope) of your kri'ah: 5Adon echad, Emunah achat, Tevilah achat, 6One Elokim and Avi khol (Father of all), who is over all and through all and in all.#4:6 Dt 6:4; Zech 14:9 7But to each of us was given the Chen v'Chesed Hashem according to the measure of the Matnat HaMoshiach. 8Therefore it says, ALITA LAMMAROM SHAVITA SHEVI LAKACHTA MATANOT#4:8 Ps 68:18 [19] (You ascended to the height, you led captive, you received gifts), He has led captive a host of captives, He had brought matanot (gifts) to Bnei Adam. 9Now if He “ASCENDED”, what can it mean except that also He descended into the lower parts of ha'aretz? 10The one who descended is Himself also the one having ascended far above all the Shomayim, that He might fill all things.#4:10 Prov 30:1-4 11And He gave some to be shlichim, and some nevi'im, and some gifted to be used in Kiruv efforts for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, and some supervising mashgichim ruchaniyim (spiritual overseers) who are ro'im and morim in the Kehillah, 12For the equipping of the Kedoshim for the work of avodas kodesh ministry, to the building up of HaGuf HaMoshiach, 13Until we all attain to the achdus (unity) of the emunah and to the da'as (knowledge) of the Zun fun der Oybershter, to the in Bnei Chayil maturity, to the measure of the stature of the melo (plentitude) of Moshiach. 14In this way, we are no longer olalim (infants) tossed by waves and carried around by every wind of limmud (instruction), by the cunning of Bnei Adam, with craftiness leading to the scheming of remiyah (deceit) and madduchei shav (delusion);#4:14 Isa 57:20 15But saying HaEmes in ahavah, let us grow up in every respect unto Him who is the Rosh, Moshiach, 16From whom all HaGuf HaMoshiach being fitly joined together and being united in an agudah binding by that which every joint contributes according as each partʼs proper working process promotes the growth of HaGuf HaMoshiach in building itself up in ahavah.
17This therefore I say and give solemn edut in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu: no longer are you to fier zich (comport oneself) in your derech as also the Goyim walk, in the futility of their machshavot (thoughts), 18Their binah (understanding) being in choshech, having been alienated from the life of Hashem because of the ignorance existing in them, because of the KESHI#4:18 Dt 9:27 (stubbornness, hardness) of their levavot,#4:18 Dt 29:4 19Who, having put away remorse, gave themselves over to zimah (lewdness) for the practice of every kind of tumah (uncleanness) with chamdanut (covetousness). 20But you did not so have lernen of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, 21If indeed you heard about Him and took shiurim in Him, as HaEmes is in Yehoshua. 22For the torah you received was that you must disrobe from your former derech of your old self, the one being corrupted according to the ta'avot of AKOV#4:22 Jer 17:9 (deceitful) remiyah (guile), 23And to be renewed by the Ruach Hakodesh controlling your machshavot (thoughts), 24And to enrobe yourself in the Adam HeChadash (the new Man, humanity), having been created according to the demut Hashem in tzidkat Elokeinu and in the kedushah of HaEmes.
25Therefore, disrobed from Sheker (Falsehood, Lying), let us say HaEmes,#4:25 Zech 8:16 each one with his re'a (neighbor), because we are evarim (members) one of another.#4:25 Ps 15:2; Lv 19:11 26Have ka'as and do not sin; do not let the shemesh go down on your anger.#4:26 Ps 4:4 27Do not leave an open door for HaSatan. 28Let the one stealing no longer be a ganav, but rather let the ganav get a parnasah (livelihood) and toil with his own hands at something beneficial, that he may have something to share with the one who is nitzrach (needy). 29Let no lashon hora proceed out of your peh, but only a dvar that is tov, for edification in accordance with the need, that it may mediate Chen v'Chesed Hashem to the ones hearing. 30And do not grieve the Ruach Hakodesh of Hashem, by whom you were sealed for the Yom HaGeulah.#4:30 Isa 63:10 31Let all merirut lev (bitterness) and ka'as and wrath and clamor and lashon hora be removed from you, with all resha. 32And have Chen v'Chesed graciousness with one another. Be kind, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, as also Hashem in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach forgave you.
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